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USED Towboat James Rumsey

Towboat:

Built in 1903 at Charles Ward Engineering, Charleston W.VA.

Launched in 1903

Sold to the Louisville Sand & Gravel Co., name changed to Steve Click, Jr.

Purchased by the US Army Engineers, date unknown

Christened, commissioned and placed in service, date unknown, as USED Towboat James Rumsey

Assigned to the US Army Engineers District, unknown

Retired from US Army service, circa 1934

Sold to the Louisville Sand & Gravel Co. in late 1934, renamed Steve Click, Jr.

Sank in the canal at 12th Street, Louisville, KY. in September, 1936 and was raised in three weeks

Sold in June 1946

Final Disposition, sank at Helena, AR, 3 July 1947 and was lost

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 119.6'
Beam 22'
Hull Depth unknown
Draft 4.1'
Speed unknown
Crew unknown

Propulsion

one engine

single screw

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
303031803	108k	USED Towboat James Rumsey at Sisterville, W.VA. on the Ohio River, circa 1915. Photo from Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library	John Spivey
303031801	108k	USED Towboat James Rumsey underway, date and location unknown. West Virginia University, West Virginia and Regional History Center On View	John Spivey
303031802	80k	USED Towboat James Rumsey underway, date and location unknown. University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Historical Steamboat Collection	John Spivey

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